Who is Nyst

Chris Nyst is the founding principal of Nyst Lawyers. In 2001, Mr Nyst resigned his position as a senior partner with the international Minter Ellison Legal Group to set up a boutique litigation practice with a hand-picked group of hard-hitting litigators specialising in criminal, commercial, family and planning and environmental law disputes.

Recognised as one of Australia's leading litigators and a specialist in criminal law and international extradition law, Mr Nyst is also an adjunct professor of law with the Griffith University. He is a senior member of the International Commission of Jurists (Qld Branch) and was a special adviser to the recent UN investigation into human rights violations in East Timor. He is a founder and current executive member of the internationally renowned Griffith University Innocence Project.

Mr Nyst is also a best-selling author of fictional legal thrillers and a critically acclaimed screenwriter and film producer.